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Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

June 6, 2014 By Tekesha 8 Comments

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

My brother Cardo is totally against burgers cooked in the oven. He was at our house one time and I was in the kitchen seasoning burger patties and putting them onto a baking tray. He saw what I was doing and said TWICE “I am absolutely against that. I do not eat burgers from ovens.” I continued with what I was doing and he said “Seriously. I am totally against what you are doing right now.” Ha ha ha! He was very relieved when I explained that we just needed something to use to transport the meat to the grill.

Well, THESE burgers are cooked in the oven, after marinating in a ton of soy sauce and spices, and I think even my brother would love them. They are salty and juicy and after sitting in the marinade, the onions seem to almost caramelize in the oven. Give them a try!

Gather up:

  • 4 lbs ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 15-oz bottle of soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp paprika

In a bowl, mix the soy sauce with the onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, ground ginger, and paprika. I had a picture of this, but you really couldn’t see what was happening because the soy sauce is so dark.

In a very large bowl, toss in your ground beef.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Chop your onion and add it to the ground beef. I leave my onion pieces kind of large (about 1 inch in length) because I like them to still have a bite after the burgers are cooked. If you don’t like onions with even a little bit of crunch, I would sautรฉ the onion in some water until fully cooked, let it cool, and then add it to the burger mixture.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Pour the soy sauce mixture into the bowl with the ground beef.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

There will be a lot of soy sauce swimming in the bowl. That is perfectly okay at this stage.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Gently mix the meat and onion with the soy sauce so everything is coated.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Leave beef to soak up the soy mixture for 30 minutes, gently mixing the meat occasionally.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

The soy marinade should be totally absorbed into the meat at this point.

Line a baking tray with foil and a rack.

Shape your burgers into patties and place them on the rack. Because the soy sauce mixture has soaked into the meat, these burgers will be a little dark. They almost look like they are already cooked.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Use a knife to poke 3 holes into each burger. This step will prevent the burgers from puffing up into giant meatballs in the oven.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Bake for 1 hour. I cannot even really describe to you what your house will smell like while this is baking. It is heavenly.

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Serve open-faced…

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

wrapped in lettuce leaves…

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

or on a soft bun…

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

Yum!

Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers

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Oven-Baked Salty Onion Burgers
 
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Prep time
2 mins
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour 2 mins
 
Salty, juicy burgers packed with fresh onion and baked in the oven.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 4 lbs ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 15-oz bottle of soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp paprika
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix the soy sauce with the onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, ground ginger, and paprika.
  2. In a very large bowl, toss in your ground beef.
  3. Chop your onion and add it to the ground beef.
  4. Pour the soy sauce mixture into the bowl with the ground beef.
  5. Gently mix the meat and onion with the soy sauce so everything is coated.
  6. Leave beef to soak up the soy mixture for 30 minutes, gently mixing the meat occasionally.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  8. The soy marinade should be totally absorbed into the meat at this point.
  9. Line a baking tray with foil and a rack.
  10. Shape your burgers into patties and use a knife to poke 3 holes into each burger. This step will prevent the burgers from puffing up into giant meatballs in the oven.
  11. Place each burger on the rack.
  12. Bake for 1 hour.
  13. Serve with desired toppings.
Notes
Nutrition information provided is for the burgers only and does not include condiments, lettuce or buns.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 362 Fat: 23 Carbohydrates: 7 Sugar: 3 Sodium: 2497 Protein: 31
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Comments

  1. Rupert and Delrose Brown says

    June 6, 2014 at 6:54 PM

    Your presentation leave me salivating for your meal. What a beautiful way you discovered to present your dishes. I love it. Yes, you are correct when you said we eat with our eyes.
    I will definitely make these burgers. Your Dad will not invest in another grill and loves the over for all his grilling. We’ve been eating burgers on the stove all week. He will appreciate it in the oven. I love mine open-faced, Dad will take his with the bun. Thanks for a great recipe.

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      June 6, 2014 at 7:35 PM

      Thanks, Mom! Hope you have better success with these than with the steak! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Rupert and Delrose Brown says

        June 7, 2014 at 8:41 AM

        I will be very careful from now on.

        Reply
  2. Cardo says

    July 1, 2014 at 11:44 PM

    Had my first salty Onion Burger today; absolutely fantastic burger. Right away I loved the texture and flavor. it was well seasoned and the soy sauce add a bit a sweetness, slightly sweet tang. Now if you could only address the missing smoke flavor from the grill. I’m sure there is a recipe for liquid smoke somewhere…LOL

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      July 2, 2014 at 5:54 AM

      Alright! I’m so glad you like it!! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Reg says

    September 17, 2017 at 1:54 PM

    your pics look awesome. I def tried this recipe (minus the cheese and onions) and it was amazing! thanks!!!

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      September 17, 2017 at 2:41 PM

      Thanks, Reg! Glad you enjoyed it!!

      Reply

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